...for my Grandmother.
It is hard to lose a loved one, even moreso
during this time approaching the Holidays.
This morning my grandmother passed on beyond
this life. She was blessed by many years
(having celebrated her ninety-fifth birthday
in October), children, grandchildren, great-
and great-great grandchildren, and a quiet,
peaceful passing.
She was creative and self-reliant in ways that
are sadly lacking in today's world, possessing
the pioneer spirit, which we that remain must
keep alive and carry forward.
In my younger days I would spend a week or two
at her place during the summer. There was some
work around the house and yard and lots of playing
and hunting in the fields and woods. She taught
me about crafts and gardening and slingshots and
how to skin a squirrel. The first real pistol I
ever shot was a little revolver she kept for
"just in case." Good times indeed.
Her later years were spent living with family,
but the day has finally come when she could go
no further, and passed away in her sleep.
And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace;
thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
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Myra M. Jones (Mamo)
October 24, 1905
December 14, 2000
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Loved
Remembered
Missed
It is hard to lose a loved one, even moreso
during this time approaching the Holidays.
This morning my grandmother passed on beyond
this life. She was blessed by many years
(having celebrated her ninety-fifth birthday
in October), children, grandchildren, great-
and great-great grandchildren, and a quiet,
peaceful passing.
She was creative and self-reliant in ways that
are sadly lacking in today's world, possessing
the pioneer spirit, which we that remain must
keep alive and carry forward.
In my younger days I would spend a week or two
at her place during the summer. There was some
work around the house and yard and lots of playing
and hunting in the fields and woods. She taught
me about crafts and gardening and slingshots and
how to skin a squirrel. The first real pistol I
ever shot was a little revolver she kept for
"just in case." Good times indeed.
Her later years were spent living with family,
but the day has finally come when she could go
no further, and passed away in her sleep.
And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace;
thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
======================
Myra M. Jones (Mamo)
October 24, 1905
December 14, 2000
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Loved
Remembered
Missed